Warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises for knee osteoarthritis
10.1007/s11726-016-0959-6
- VernacularTitle:温针灸配合功能锻炼治疗膝骨关节炎疗效观察
- Author:
Kaiyong ZHANG
;
Yang YANG
;
Yin SHOU
;
Siwei XU
;
Huiru JIANG
;
Bimeng ZHANG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Moxibustion Therapy;
Acupuncture-moxibustion Therapy;
Warm Needling Therapy;
Visual Analog Scale;
Pain Measurement;
Osteoarthritis,Knee
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2016;14(6):412-415
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling moxibustion plus functional exercises in treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Methods:Totally 108 eligible KOA patients were intervened by warm needling moxibustionplus functional exercises. The warm needling moxibustion was given 3 times a week, successively for 4 weeks. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was adopted to evaluate the pain intensity of the knee joint. After 4-week treatment, the change of VAS score, range of motion (ROM) of knee, and Lysholm score were observed, and the clinical efficacy was also estimated. Results:After treatment, the VAS score dropped obviously, and the ROM and Lysholm score increased markedly; the total effective rate was 83.3%. Conclusion:Warm needling moxibustionplus functional exercises is effective in treating KOA, as it can relieve the knee joint pain and improve the joint motion.
